We deleted an earlier tweet due to a spelling error. We apologize for the mistake.
— Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) January 6, 2017
Soulja Boy vs Chris Brown are beefing, Kim Kardashian is back tweeting, Nicki Minaj & Meek Mill broke up & Yahoo Finance can't spell #2017 pic.twitter.com/r5WqFAXeyo
— NANA JIBRIL 🌙 (@girlswithtoys) January 6, 2017
The 'B' on the keyboard of the Yahoo Finance headline writer: Just press me and hit send on this story.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 6, 2017
The 'N' on the keyboard: pic.twitter.com/yYFnCJLtY1
@YahooFinance 🤔😴 pic.twitter.com/DLhxj8A18h
— Maaaaack ❤️ (@sendmemyangel) January 6, 2017
Wow, the wypipo are mad at black twitter bc the yahoo finance typo provided us with a buncha jokes they couldn't join in on & water down?
— Miss Ceej, 🍕👂🏾 (@ImJustCeej) January 6, 2017
Black Twitter is eternally unmatched. pic.twitter.com/kooILvA8L4
— Brow • Don't • Lie (@JenJamesBeauty) January 6, 2017
Black Twitter when Yahoo Finance apology tweet showed up. ✊ pic.twitter.com/tTVJCIjsRx
— Dang Damian (@Damian0592) January 6, 2017
Black Twitter when Yahoo Finance apology tweet showed up. ✊ pic.twitter.com/tTVJCIjsRx
— Dang Damian (@Damian0592) January 6, 2017
Most interpreted Yahoo’s apology as genuine and took the racial slur included in their original headline as accidental––the “B” is next to the “N” in keyboard land––but that certainly doesn’t mean Black Twitter let them off the hook with the jokes. It’s only fair, right? Here’s a look at a few of the funniest reactions to the hilariously inappropriate social media mishap.Yahoo Finance's social media correspondent tomorrow at work pic.twitter.com/Zu0PaG1Adx
— Mitch Broyles (@broylesmb) January 6, 2017